Collar-band supporter



D ec. 2s 1926. 1,612,222

M. H. RE YMOND COLLAR BAND SUPPORTER Filed June 1, 1925 Fiq. 2

' f V I 7 WWW Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

UNITED M'An'rriv Baritone, or ninetiaii'ron, New Yank.

Gaussian seam-ass.

Application filed June 1, 1.925.- Se'rial m. 34,032.

This invention relates to means of supporting the collar band of shirtsother than by the use of starch as is the usual practice.

It consists of a pair of strips of thin stiff material adapted to beinserted separately within each side of the collar band, and means fordetachably fastening said strips together after insertion. It furtherconsists of such a pair of strips, and means for detachably fasteningthem together in fixed vertical angularity one with another afterinsertion. it further consists of such a pair ofstripsone of which ismade integral with the rear collar button. It also consists of a pair ofstrips adapted to be inserted into the collar band, said strips beingfastened together in fixed vertical angularity, and being formedsubstantially higher at the sides than at front or back. It furtherconsists of such construction, in combina tion with a rear collarbutton, and in w nich said strips are adapted to be inserted from therear collar button position.

Referring to the drawing, this shows a preferred form of such a collarband supporter. Figure 1 is a top view showing the two strips making upthe collar band supporter assembled together. Figure 2 is'a side view ofone of said strips shown flattened out into a plane. Figure 8 is asimilar view of the strip forming the other side. Figure d is a rearview of a shirt collar band.

Similar numerals in the various views indicate similar parts.

In Figures 1, 2, and 3, 1 and 2 are the two strips forming the collarband supporter. These may be made of celluloid, hard rubber, springtemper metal, or other thin stiff material. 3 and i represent means forconveniently fastening strips 1 and 2 together after insertion in thecollar hand. These may be snap fasteners of standard construction. 3 and4 are the respective halves of such snap fasteners. 5 is the rear collarbutton integral with strip 1. It will be noted that strips 1 and 2 areformed higher at the sides than at the front or back, viz at A and B.This is to insure the collar band being held snugly under the collar atthe sides. A rise of about 1/8" has been found to work satisfactorily,although this might perhaps be varied somewhat.

In Figure 4, arrows 6 and 7 indicate how strips 1 and 2 respectively areinserted into the collarband of a shirt. This is of course done justbefore the shirt is put on, and the collar band supporter is removedbefore the shirt is again laundered, justas collar buttons are handledat the present time. 8

is the rear collar but-ton hole. 9 is the usual stitching around'a shirtcollar band. The most convenient method of insertion is to insert firstthe half with rear collar button attached, and put button through buttonhole. Then insert the other half, and snap 05 the two halves together.

Making the collar band supporter in two entirely separate halves whichare fastened together after insert-ion, is of advantage in that it makesconveniently practical the in- 7H sertion of such supporter in collarbands of standard construction just as now manufactured. No widening orother alteration of the rear collar button flap is necessary.Furthermore, with the collar band supporter in two separate halves,insertion may much more easily be made in starched collar bands, on newshirts for example, than if the two halves were not thus made separate.Still another advantage of making the collar band supporter in twoseparate halves lies in the fact that the rear collar button may thus,with much greaterpracticality, be made integral with the collar bandsupporter.

Fastening these two halves together by means which also hold them infixed vertical angularity one with another, such as snap fasteners 3 and4, is of advantage in that it prevents the side from sagging down underthe collar as would be possible if said 00 fastening means were merely ahinge connection.

To avoid any indefiniteness in the term fixed vertical angularity, thismay be explained as meaning that the two halves are 9 fastened togetherin such a way that relative angular movement one with another, lookingat them from the rear (that is from the direction of the axis of rearcollar button 5), is impossible. For example if these 1 two halves werefastened together let us say with one single snap fastener located underthe rear collar button, it might be possible to move these two halvesangularly one with another. The two halves would then not be in fixedvertical angularity one with another. However by using two snapfasteners as shown in the drawing (or some equivalent construction),such movement is made impossible, and the two halves are in fixedvertical angularity one with another.

The advantages of collar band supporters such as described are: Theyeliminate the necessity of starching shirt collar bands. By thus makingit possible to eliminate starch, they provide greater comfort, thecontact with the neck being soft cloth instead of a raw edge starchedcollar band. They provide a collar band that will not wilt in hotweather. They eliminate the disagreeable tendency of collar bands toslip out from under the collar. Forming the collar band supporter higherat the sides insures a neat collar band snugly fitting under the collar.Making the collar band supporter integral with the collar button is madeconveniently practical by collar band supporters such as described. Sucha construction makes it conveniently possible to use collar bandsupporters which extend the full length of the collar band in connectionwith shirts as they are now manufactured. The insertion of a collar bandsupporter into a soft unstarched collar band is just as easy asinserting a roar collar button into a stitlly starched collar band, andfar easier than inserting such a button with the collar button flapstarched together as is often the case. Finally, collar bands will lastlonger freed from the destructive action of ironing with starch.

The constructions illustrated and described are preferred constructions,and do not cover all means of using this invention. The scope of theinvention is designated in the appended claims.

I claim- 1. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thinstiff material adapted to be inserted separately into each side of thecollar bandof shirts from under the rear collar button flap, and meanswhereby said strips are detachably fastened together after insertion insaid collar band.

2. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiffmaterial adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the collarband of shirts from under the rear collar button flap, and means wherebysaid strips are detachably fastened together in fixed verticalangularity one with another after insertion in said collar band.

8. A collar band supportercomprising a pair of strips of thin stiffmaterial adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the Vcollar band of shirts from under the rear collar button flap, one ofsaid strips being made integral with the rear collar button, and meanswhereby said strips are detachably fastened together after insertion insaid collar band.

4. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiffmaterial adapted to be inserted separately into each side of the collarband of shirts from under the rear collar button flap, one of saidstrips being made integral with the rear collar button, and meanswhereby said strips are detachably fastened together in fixed verticalangularity one with another after insertion in said collar band.

5. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stifi'material adapted to be inserted into the collar band of shirts, saidstrips being fastened together in fixed vertical angularity, and beingformed sub stantially higher at the sides than at front or back.

6. A collar band supporter comprising a pair of strips of thin stiffmaterial adapted to be inserted into the collar band of shirts from therear collar button position, said strips being fastened together infixed vertical angularity, and being formed substantially higher at thesides than at front or back, and a rear collar button fastened to saidpair of strips.

MARTIN H. REYMOND.

